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Help[Opinions] Re: Leona
in reply to a message by Orsino
I prefer light Leonie ("LEE-uh-nee" or "LAY-uh-nee") to heavy Leona.
I love Fiona, but for some reason I don't like Leona. There are few feminine names with a long, stressed "o" sound that I like / love. Leona is more the rule than the exception for me, sorry.
But I always love seeing forgotten classics like Leona brought back from the brink of extinction. The Leona Helmsley thing doesn't phase me. I used to love Imelda before Ms Marcos made the name infamous. I made my mind up not to let one bad association with someone I don't know completely rule a name out for me. I'm not always successful, but generally this is not a problem for me. Besides, for every Leona Helmsley, I'm sure there are hundreds of nice Leonas out there holding up the honor of the name anonymously.
I remember once on another site a couple who couldn't decide between Lana and Leona. They compromised on Lena, which I love.
I love Fiona, but for some reason I don't like Leona. There are few feminine names with a long, stressed "o" sound that I like / love. Leona is more the rule than the exception for me, sorry.
But I always love seeing forgotten classics like Leona brought back from the brink of extinction. The Leona Helmsley thing doesn't phase me. I used to love Imelda before Ms Marcos made the name infamous. I made my mind up not to let one bad association with someone I don't know completely rule a name out for me. I'm not always successful, but generally this is not a problem for me. Besides, for every Leona Helmsley, I'm sure there are hundreds of nice Leonas out there holding up the honor of the name anonymously.
I remember once on another site a couple who couldn't decide between Lana and Leona. They compromised on Lena, which I love.
This message was edited 1/10/2011, 3:24 PM
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